Latitude: 53.6727 / 53°40'21"N
Longitude: -1.5797 / 1°34'46"W
OS Eastings: 427865
OS Northings: 419663
OS Grid: SE278196
Mapcode National: GBR KTDZ.S5
Mapcode Global: WHC9Y.PYZ9
Plus Code: 9C5WMCFC+34
Maidenhead Locator System: IO93fq01
What Three Birds: dotterel.wigeon.vireo
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WF5 8LP is a residential postcode in Ossett, Wakefield. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax bands are A and B.
Residential buildings are typically terraced (including end-terrace) and semi-detached. Domestic properties are primarily houses.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £91,834 to £1,166,538 with an average of £169,239.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 1967 and 1975, between 1950 and 1966 and between 1900 and 1929.
None of the residential properties sold since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are predominantly owner occupied.
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings are D and E.
Ossett is a town, which had a population of 21,231 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 83 people resident in WF5 8LP, of which 36 were male and 47 were female. This includes overnight visitors as well as permanent residents.
WF5 8LP is in the Wakefield and Castleford travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Wakefield District Primary Care Trust.
WF5 8LP is approximately 82m (269ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing WF5 8LP
5a1: Urbanites - Urban Professionals and Families - White Professionals
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for WF5 8LP
England A1: within a very large conurbation, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
7/10 (High)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
6/10 (Moderate)
Area Retail Diversity Index
9/10 (Very high)
Supermarkets near WF5 8LP include Aldi, Asda, Co-Operative Food, Farmfoods, Iceland, Lidl, Morrisons and Sainsbury's. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of WF5 8LP are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
Metropolitan District
Wakefield City Council
Ward
Ossett
Councillors
Nick Farmer (Conservative)
Tony Homewood (Independent)
Olivia Rowley (Labour)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Wakefield
MP
Imran Ahmad Khan (Independent)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for WF5 8LP.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near WF5 8LP.
Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery
Healey Road, Ossett, West Yorkshire, WF5 8LB
Foundation School
Ages 3 - 7
Outstanding
Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
Southdale Road, Ossett, West Yorkshire, WF5 8BA
Voluntary Controlled School
Ages 7 - 11
Outstanding
St Ignatius Catholic Primary School
Storrs Hill Road, Ossett, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF5 0DQ
Academy Converter
Ages 3 - 11
Good
South Ossett Infant Academy
Vicar Lane, Ossett, West Yorkshire, WF5 0BE
Academy Converter
Ages 3 - 7
Outstanding
Ossett South Parade Primary
Fairfield Road, South Parade, Ossett, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF5 0DZ
Community School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College
Storrs Hill Road, Ossett, West Yorkshire, WF5 0DG
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Horbury Academy
Wakefield Road, Horbury, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4 5HE
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Thornhill Community Academy Trust
Valley Drive, Thornhill, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF12 0HE
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
Manor Croft Academy
Old Bank Road, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF12 7DW
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
Cathedral Academy
Thornes Road, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 8QF
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Needs improvement
St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy
Oxford Road, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF13 4LL
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Westborough High School
Stockhill Street, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF13 2JE
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Outwood Grange Academy
Potovens Lane, Outwood, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 2PF
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
Kettlethorpe High School, A Specialist Maths and Computing College
Kettlethorpe Hall Drive, Standbridge Lane, Sandal, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 7EL
Community School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Woodkirk Academy
Rein Road, Tingley, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF3 1JQ
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
The overall school grade in this area is high.